Rutherford, Lucy

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 January 2016 Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder's organisation of routines, resources and children's experiences is exemplary. She manages her childcare arrangements superbly, demonstrates an excellent commitment to her ongoing professional development and very successfully strives for improvement.  The childminder's excellent range of educational activities promotes children's interest and learning exceptionally well. Children benefit greatly from the childminder's very skilful interaction, showing deep focus in their play. They make very strong progress from their starting points.  The childminder is highly effective in her communication with parents. She shares a wealth of information and very successfully involves them in their children's learning. This contributes significantly to meeting children's individual needs robustly.  Rigorous observation, assessment and planning procedures help the childminder significantly to provide very exciting and imaginative challenges that broaden children's

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This provision is outstanding

play experiences.  The childminder supports children's communication and language exceptionally well. Following training, she makes excellent use of picture cards to strengthen children's understanding and learning about routines and expected behaviour.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 strengthen the opportunities for children to solve problems and extend on their play experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children in their play activities and at mealtimes.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and took account of her self- evaluation form.  The inspector read feedback letters from parents.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's development records.  The inspector checked specific documentation, including training certificates and evidence of suitability.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder supervises the work of her assistant exceptionally well. She checks their understanding of her childcare policies and procedures regularly, including child protection, to ensure they work consistently and strongly together. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder completes relevant training and makes excellent use of the internet to research current safeguarding information. She has a robust understanding of the procedures to follow to keep children safe, including vetting requirements to ensure the suitability of adult household members. Since registration, the childminder has worked exceptionally hard to improve her practice using highly effective self-evaluation. She has extended her activities to inspire boys' play and learning, and developed how she manages children's behaviour, with very successful results. The childminder monitors children's progress extremely well to ensure she identifies and closes any gaps in their

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses children's interests exceptionally well to provide inspiring activities. For example, during the planned construction topic, she takes children to visit an estate agent and the hardware shop to help them see first-hand how they fit into the building cycle. Children show an excellent understanding of their learning during play. They are exceptionally imaginative as they pretend to buy and sell houses in their innovate office. They create an exciting airport following a lively discussion about holidays. The childminder is very skilful in her response to children's spontaneous ideas; for instance, she immediately provides paper, tape and scissors so that children can wrap presents. Children love to sit in their wigwam to read; although, on occasion, the childminder does not encourage them to solve problems as they all try to squeeze into the restricted space. They show immense fascination for stories, which they thoroughly enjoy.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is highly vigilant in protecting and promoting children's health and well- being. She very effectively risk assesses all activities to ensure children are safe and they take into account children's dietary and health needs. The childminder uses a sequence of photographs that very successfully remind children of fire and road safety procedures. The childminder teaches children to be tolerant and have highly positive attitudes towards others. Children have an excellent understanding of the daily routines. They are extremely secure and happy in the childminder's care.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children thrive in the highly stimulating and nurturing care of the childminder. They have great fun, love learning and are exceptionally well prepared for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476823 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 973406 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Callington, Cornwall. The childminder employs an assistant on an occasional basis. Childcare is available from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday all year, except for four weeks holiday. The childminder receives early education funding for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 4.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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